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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Maaseik
Hechtel-Eksel

Hoksent Chapel – Meandering Dommel loop from Eksel

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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Maaseik
Hechtel-Eksel

Hoksent Chapel – Meandering Dommel loop from Eksel

Moderate

4.3

(23)

93

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Hoksent Chapel – Meandering Dommel loop from Eksel

03:19

13.1km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

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Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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37 m

Hoksent Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Tucked away in the shade of centuries-old linden trees is the 16th-century Hoksent Chapel. Originally it was dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (Onse Lieve Vrouw van Zeven …

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4.32 km

Stream Along the Dommel

Highlight • River

Walking along the Dommel River is a beautiful experience. There's often a path running alongside it, but not always. Be careful, though: good, waterproof footwear is recommended for such a walk.

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4.46 km

Meandering Dommel

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The winding Dommel even has its own route, the Dommelkronkelpad, a 3.9 km loop along the Dommel, starting from the Dommelhuis. Very easy to do with children. peer.be/file/download/28874/4373160521299F74B76AB19B54EE5122

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7.00 km

Molhem Prehistoric Burial Mounds

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Our ancestors buried their dead in burial mounds, of which you can still see five mounds here. They are probably part of a burial ground from the period 800 to …

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10.1 km

Follow the water, stay on the path and enjoy nature.

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11.2 km

Dommelvallei Nature Reserve

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The Dommel Valley is without a doubt a pearl in the Kempen, ideal for a varied and relaxing walk. You will find alder forests, hay meadows, meadows, small fish ponds, …

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11.4 km

Nature Trail in Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Beautiful piece of nature through deciduous forest with here and there old second homes, traces of which can be found in the vegetation with rhododendron, yew, cherry laurel...

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11.9 km

Hoksent is one of the oldest settlements in this area. In the Liber Aureus this place was mentioned as Hoccascaute. The name is said to be derived from hugna (wild …

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.26 km

4.12 km

1.72 km

Surfaces

5.89 km

3.04 km

2.21 km

1.97 km

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